Previous SFF Author: Jacqueline Carey
Janet Lee Carey was born in New York, raised in Mill Valley, California, and now lives near Seattle, Washington. She’s married and has three sons. When not writing books or articles, she’s off somewhere teaching a writing workshop. She does ordinary things too like clean house, cook dinner, walk in the rain, and stare out windows. Learn more at Janet Lee Carey’s website.
Stealing Death by Janet Lee Carey
Stealing Death by Janet Lee Carey is a book I really wanted to like. It has an unusual YA setting — a desert land of red sandstone and small villages; a great premise — a young boy (Kipp) who steals the sack Death uses to collect souls so no more have to die; an exciting, emotional beginning with all but one of Kipp’s family killed in a fire; and a pattern of inserting small folktales into the larger narrative.
Bill Capossere´s rating: 3 | Janet Lee Carey | Children, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Previous SFF Author: Jacqueline Carey
We’re in total agreement David!
I felt just the same. The prose and character work was excellent. The larger story was unsatisfying, especially compared to…
Hmmm. I think I'll pass.
COMMENT Was I hinting that? I wasn't aware of it. But now that you mention it.... 🤔
So it sounds like you're hinting Fox may have had three or so different incomplete stories that he stitched together,…